Artificial Sweetening - a Blessing or Course? New Studies Support Weight Gain by Use of Artificial Sweetening

Rats used in laboratories at the University of Purdue,mix maltodextrins with an intense sweetener to
West Lafyatte in Indiana USA have had a tendencyachieve satisfactory texture sensation.
of gaining more weight if they were exposed to foodIn the United States, five intensely-sweet sugar
with artificial sweetening substances.substitutes have been approved for use. They are
When you eat sugar, the body prepares itself forsaccharin, aspartame, sucralose, neotame, and
calories and makes release of chemicals to handle this.acesulfame potassium. There is some ongoing
When you eat artificial sugar and the calories are notcontroversy over whether artificial sweeteners are
present, you will confuse the body. This can lead tohealth risks. This controversy is fueled by anecdotal
obesity as you are tricked to eat more than usually ofreports and sometimes controversial studies that have
normal sugar content food.gained publicity. There is also an herbal supplement,
Susan Swithers and Terry Davidson has in theirstevia, used as a sweetener. Controversy surrounds
research report published in Behavioral Neurosciencestevia's safety, although natural, and there is a battle
Journal dedicated information about these issues andover its approval as a sugar substitute. The learning
state they can document these phenomena's. At thelesson has to be that one should not over do the use
same time they agree it can be contradictory toof these "Diet" or "Light" products. Water is still the
nutrition expert's advice on using light variations ofbest source for the body, and should be used, given
various consumer products available to us.the access to good quality water of course.
There are discrepancies amongst experts that theAccording to nutrition experts one should avoid artificial
recent research report from the US researcher issweeteners. The problematic part of artificial
correct or not. However, some evidence is given bysweeteners is that the body gets tricked and gets a
various research teams on animals and not humans.signal that something sweet is entering the system,
One seems not to find this effect on humans whenand that leads to drop in blood sugar which again
doing these lab researches.increases the food intake.
When the insulin level in the body increases, the bloodThe problem is worse for those with weight problems
sugar level drops, and you have to eat and/or drink toor has problems with unstable blood sugar levels. Slim
get the blood sugar in balance again.and well trained persons will not notice the drop in
The artificial sweetening substance is believed toblood sugar as large as obese or inactive persons.
affect the production level of the insulin in the body.Natural sweetening as Erytriol and Xylitol is preferred
Some belive this effect is small however. Studies doneto artificial ones as well as trying to avoid the refined
on humans have demonstrated that the calorie intakewhite sugar versus the less refined version.
is less if using the light variants instead of the normalSugar and sweets can be addictive, even if the need
sugar based products.for sweets is inherited in our genes. Habits play an
As for diabetics, there is another side to it. It is believedimportant role here too, which is a trained behavior
that these products would be a good alternative tofrom childhood and onwards. By eating and drinking
diabetics and for those who want to loose weight.lots of sweets, regardless of type, maintains a certain
The artificial sweeting substances used today is verylevel of need for sweet consumer products.
well proved; however there are discrepancies inRefined sugar types introduce lots of empty energy to
opinions whether these substances can have athe body, which again can result in lower digestion,
negative effect on the human body, especially theconversion, obesity and type 2 diabetes. White sugar
sweetening substance. "Diet" or "light" products whichalso act as a thief of minerals and vitamins which
contain artificial sweetenersoften have notablyagain increase the chance of teeth illnesses, weak
different mouthfeel, or in table sugar replacements thatbone structure, and psychiatric illnesses..